Spotted Sandpiper, Flickers, Waxwings, Heron on Byrne Creek in Burnaby, BC

We took a long walk all the way to the Fraser River and back today, taking about three hours including some bird watching along the way.

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Spotted Sandpiper in the Byrne Creek spawning habitat. First time I’ve seen one here.

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Cedar Waxwing eating salmonberry

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Great Blue Heron in flight

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Purple Finch

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Northern Flicker

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Rufous Hummingbird

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Mallard

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Violet-green Swallow